Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-06
The Crops in Philiipg county.

L the county as TO the condition of the
I crops. Below we give briefly what
each person interviewed said on the
[ subject.
Samuel Plotner says: I recently re-
! turned from Missouri There is little
[ or no good corn between here and
/ thirty miles this SIDE of AtehisOn. He
| says since coming home be finds corn
better IN this county than anywhere
between here and Nemaha county.
G.. L. Dixon OF Freedom township
/ lives seven miles north of Phinipsburg
says; 1 have in 80 acres OF corn. Il
| will think, average &C bushels TO the
acre. Corn In my part of the county is
up to the average.
w. NJ. Webb, of Crystal township
| says his corn looks we'll and there is
considerable good corn in his part OF
/ the county.
5. II. Wright, Of Phiilipsburg town
ship has siXty-hVe acres of corn that he
thinks viii yield 80 bushels to the acre.
+. B. Cannon, whose place is FIVE
miles north and one mile east OF Phil
lipsburg raised good cats this years
they will average about So bushels 70
the acre. His neighbOr, John John
son also raised a line crop of oats.
They planted an extra early seed. Mr.
Cannon says his growing corn does not
look very promising but he has
1 200 bushels Of old corn in the crib.
g. @. Goddard living ten miles north
of town has in 50 acres of corn. 80
acres being an early planting looks
well and will probably average So
bushels to the acre. His 20 acres of
late planting will not yield over 10
bushels to the acre. Corn. generally
looks well in that neighbOrhOod, eX-
cept some pieces that are somewhat
injured by chinch bugs.
r.. Rogers of this city says his rent
ers raised good oats this year and re-
port corn prospects up to the average.
A Dawson, who resides fourteen
miles west OF town says that corn is
good in his neighbOrhOOd-as good as
it has been the past three or four years.
lie expects an average crop.
Cyrus Aldrich, residing just over the
line in Norton county, II miles west Of
Phillipsburg, says corn looks prOmis-
ingly in his locality. With favorable
weather this fall the corn crop will be
a good crop.
County superintendent Young says
he has been over Phillips county con
siderably lately and the corn is good in
the north third of the county and The
west half.
w. r. Mcclure resides seven miles
west of Phillipsburg says his corn pros
pect Is good. He has 40 acres planted.
If it is seasOnable the balance Of the
summer he will have 40 bushels to the
acre. His neighbOrs prospects are fair.
Thomas Williams resides Is miles
northeast OF this place. He says: Our
corn is as good as it has been in eight
years at this time Of the year. Ii we
have future rains we will get 40 bushels
to the acre.
John Finch lives 10 miles west
Some corn is good and some poor in
his locality.
H. H. Nash, 3I-2 miles south west
has on his land 100 acres in corn. Part
| is good and part not good. His neigh
Dor Claud Rivers has sixty acres of
number one corn. Some farmers in
that locality have poor prospect for
! corn.
Del Champlin a stock dealer of Phil
/ lipsburg says he thinks the corn pros
poets pretty slim unless we get an
| abundance of rain soon.
j.. w. Roach, ten miles northeast,
/ says his corn does not promise well but
! there are streaks Of good looking crops.
/ w. f. Carl, seven miles north, has
/ 30 acres planted. If it IS seasOnable
through August will have 80 bushels to
/ the acre,
b. n. Shafer, 10 miles west, has 200
acres in corn; 100 acres promise well e.,
! 100 acres look green and thrifty, but if
| it yields well, should have rain soon.
/ On the whole Mr.. ShafGr thinks there
/ viii be plenty of cOru if it is seasonal
| bic in the future.
! G., +. Hall of this place drove over to
the Nebraska line last Friday, being
about a distance of Is miles. He says
/ corn in the north part of the county
| promises to make at least a good half
crop.
Joseph Young, three miles north
west of town has 40 acres in corn.
Some of It looks bad, but generally it
| promises to be a fair yield.
Elmer Daniels, y miles west, re-
| ports corn in his neighbOThOOd as look
/ ing well. If the balance of the sum-
/ mer is favorable corn in his local
1 ity will average we'll. His, he be-
ieves, will go 40 bushels to the acre.
NJ. H. Gardner residing south east of
/ Philipsburg reports corn prospects
fair in his locality.
o. B. D. GarVey, an old settler,
of seven miles north east thinks the
corn in his neighbOrhOOd will average
| ABOUT nail CROP or ABOUT ~ DuSn6iS
per acre. He says small grain was
very light, but that hay will turn out
/ pretty well.
j. F. Morse, Cashier of the Phillips
County Bank, has made extended en-
quiries about crops and he gives it as
his opinion that Phillips county will
this year produce more corn than il
ever yielded in any former year. There
was he says about three acres planted
this to one in any former year.